It’s Pimpy Thursday!

Hey Gang, Brad here with yet another installment of Pimpy Thursday! Got LOTS of stuff today, so let’s get to it…

First off, I just want to thank the great folks over at Capture Integration for letting Scott and I try out the Phase One 645 DF and Leaf Aptus-II 80MP Digital Back. They rent gear too, so check them out!

Another Day with Jay Maisel If you missed the live broadcast of Another Day with Jay Maisel on Monday night, the class is now available over at KelbyTraining.com! How good is it? I was there for both the taping of the class AND the live broadcast, and I still got caught up watching it when I went to get the graphic at the top of this post!

The HDR BookRafael “RC” Concepcion’s brand new book, The HDR Book, is now available! We just got our first shipment of books in here, and RC’s already been busy signing the first copies. You can pick yours up at KelbyTraining.com, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble. We also have “The Killer HDR Bundle” available which gets you RC’s book and Matt Kloskowski’s Mastering HDR DVD!

$35 Off Perfect Layers for NAPP Members Perfect Layers is the fast and easy way to create layered files with Photoshop Lightroom or Apple Aperture. With Perfect Layers you can create and edit multi-layered Photoshop files directly from Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture, or use it to combine images from almost any¬† application. Use it to change skies, composite multiple images together and retouch portraits using the built-in blend modes. We’re excited to provide you powerful layered functionality that seamlessly integrates into your photography workflow.

As a valued NAPP member, you get an exclusive $35 discount when you pre-order Perfect Layers today. The $35 discount means you can reserve your copy of Perfect Layers 1.0 for only $94.95 – the lowest price anywhere! Click here for more information and to place your pre-order today.

Dave Cross Workshops Dave Cross has opened his new Education Center. Based in Tampa Florida, this unique learning center houses a working photo studio and classroom, and offers hands-on small group workshops on Photoshop, photography, Lightroom and more. Workshops will be taught by Dave Cross and guest instructors such as Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski, RC Concepcion, Joel Grimes, Jason Groupp and many other leading industry experts. Training sessions will range from one-day workshops to multi-day boot camps, aimed at beginners through advanced users.

Use the code “SUMMERSCHOOL” to receive $100 off all workshop in June – August. Very shortly there will also be a NAPP discount available.

Frank Doorhof’s Why Fake It When You Can Create ItFrank Doorhof will be in Boston on September 11 with his Why Fake It When You Can Create It Workshop! He’ll be covering everything from light meters and lighting, to creativity on a budget, doing live shoots, and post processing in Photoshop. Get all the info, see potential future dates and locations, and register over at WhyFakeItWhenYouCanCreateIt.com

Reviews Got a few different reviews here, so I’m just going to post what the review is for and the link to the site :)

Eye-Fi + iPad = iAwesome – Okay, that was kinda cheesy, I admit, but the photo crew over at BYU is using this new technology to show their photos to their subjects and art directors almost instantly as they’re working on photo shoots! Definitely worth the 3 minutes to check it out.

Take A Ride on the B&H Conveyer System – So, you’ve heard about the infamous conveyer system at the B&H Superstore in Manhattan, but you’ve never seen it in action. Or maybe you have, but you’ve always wanted to take a ride on it and gotten kicked out of the store when you tried (just kidding ;) ). Here’s your chance to see exactly what the products see as they take a ride from their department to the checkout!

500px.com – This is a new online photo community that’s rapidly growing in popularity! It’s a great way to discover amazing photographers, share your own work, and get feedback from others. You can also use it as a portfolio site and blog! If you need a place to start, you can check out my account that I just set up this weekend ;)

Posted by Brad Moore

Combining my two biggest passions, music and photography, I get to capture the best moments of shows from a unique and creative perspective. Hopefully, exciting the viewer about the music as well. Plus, I get a buzz off being inches away from music legends!
When I'm not shooting shows, I work with Scott Kelby and the gang at Kelby Media Group as Scott's photo assistant and the photo studio manager. I've been a contributing photographer to some of Scott's bestselling books, including The Digital Photography Book Set, as well as managing his hugely popular guest blog series.
Previously I worked with Joe McNally absorbing all I could about lighting and photography while assisting on jobs for National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest, FedEx, Nikon, and Micron.

Wow! Brad, you made up for last week’s semi-lame Pimpy Thursday! Such much info today. Great offer on Kelby Training, but I jumped on the $20 off offer on Monday. Oh, well…I’ll just watch Matt’s class on-line instead.

Would have loved to go to Frank Doorhof’s class in Boston, but I’ll be back at work then. I’ll have to wait for a future PSW to see him again.

I’m still working on finishing “Another Day”, but so far it’s my new fave KT class! Great job guys!

PS: The B&H Conveyor thing was EPIC!!!

Charlemagne Obana

Word of warning to some who are checking out 500px. NSFW.

http://bmoorevisuals.com Brad

There is a checkbox toward the top of the page (just above the images, on the right) to turn NSFW images on or off. Hope that helps!

Brad

Charlemagne Obana

Thanks Brad, it was a little shocker to see noodz when I wasn’t expecting it. I’d rather not lose my internet privileges. Usually, I see a warning like the guest blogger did about content and I can use my better judgement in those instances.

http://www.sls-photo.com Stu

I just finished watching Another Day with Jay Maisel, wonderfully done! I think I liked it more than the 1st one. Signed up for 500px as well. Thanks Brad!

http://jeffreyrease.wordpress.com/ Jeffrey S. Rease

I had just joined 500px two days ago. I love the images I’m seeing there!

It’s weird, 500px.com has been here since 2003 but all of a sudden it’s getting a heap of attention. They have 300 new members each day :D

Just pray they don’t become a second Flickr…

http://www.josephmarthur.com Joseph M. Arthur

Loved the editing. Great class. Jay takes away the clutter and brings us back to what it’s all about.

Tim McEnroe

The wi-fi & ShutterSnitch combination caught my attention. I now have them installed and my iPad is getting images within a few of seconds. The trial run was a cheesy hand the iPad to a willing model, shoot them and watch their eyes bug out and then a big smile as their picture appeared in front of them. Tomorrow, with cooperative weather, I’ll try it out shooting landscapes.

http://photo.byu.edu Jaren Wilkey

Hey Scott, thanks for the link to our Eye-Fi/iPad shoot. Here is the link to the blog post explaining how we use the Eye-Fi card and the iPad on all our shoots: